inconvenience
Small but bothersome
Inconvenience is trouble or difficulty that disrupts ease or comfort.
A minor inconvenience is a small annoyance; a major one significantly disrupts plans.
The word often minimizes: We apologize for any inconvenience frequently understates genuine problems.
As a verb, to inconvenience someone is to cause them trouble: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.
Cause of aggravation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- aggravationState of being vexed
- hassleIrritating difficulty
vexation · frustration · exasperation · headache · pest · irksome · botheration · irksomeness
Break in continuity
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- outageLoss of electrical service
malfunction · stoppage · shutdown · delay · holdup · derailment · service disruption · cancellation
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stumbling blockObstacle causing difficulty
hurdle · snag · complication · difficulty · encumbrance · constraint · limitation · handicap
Oppressive weight or duty
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- put-outAnnoyed or inconvenienced
- going out of one's wayExerting special effort unnecessarily
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
special request · obligation · demand · intrusion · encroachment · infringement
State of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- bindFasten or obligate
tight spot · bad timing · inaccessibility · unavailability · shortage · scarcity
nuisance
Cause of aggravation
- botherTo annoy or disturb
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- aggravationState of being vexed
hassle · vexation · frustration · exasperation · headache · pest · irksome · botheration · irksomeness · tedium
interruption
Break in continuity
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
outage · malfunction · stoppage · shutdown · delay · holdup · derailment · service disruption · cancellation · detour
hindrance
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
stumbling block · hurdle · snag · complication · difficulty · encumbrance · constraint · limitation · handicap · roadblock
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- put-outAnnoyed or inconvenienced
- going out of one's wayExerting special effort unnecessarily
accommodation · special request · obligation · demand · intrusion · encroachment · infringement
difficulty
State of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
bind · tight spot · bad timing · inaccessibility · unavailability · shortage · scarcity
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- minor problemshiccup, snag, glitch, hitch, annoyance
- problemsproblem, issue, difficulty, complication, trouble
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- minor consequenceswarning, scolding, timeout, fine, fee
- Complaint Termsgrievance, complaint, allegation, accusation, claim
inconvenienceconvenience
Ease of use
ease · facility · smooth sailing · facilitate · accessibility
inconveniencecomfort
Ease or soothing relief
pleasure · delight · joy · satisfaction · gratification
- minor inconvenience
- An Inconvenient TruthGore's environmental film
inconvenient, inconveniences, inconvenienced, inconveniently, inconveniencing